Wound Care /IP Nurse

Overview

If you are looking for a career that can make a difference, then Englewood Health and Rehabilitation is the place for you. Our work family is made up of a variety of talented and committed team members who are dedicated to making a difference in the lives they serve. Each employee contributes their unique skills and abilities with the key goal of enabling our residents to reach and maintain their highest functional abilities. Every job matters at Englewood Health and Rehabilitation Center.

As a Wound/IP nurse in our facility, look at what benefits you can enjoy:

• Competitive starting wage with additional pay for experience
• $1,000 new employee referral program
• Sign-on bonus up to $10,000 dollars FT
• Paid life insurance
• 401k opportunities after your first year
• DailyPay! Work today, get paid today!
• Monthly Celebrations and recognitions
• Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance 

New and Improved Benefits for 2024! 

• $5,000 Tuition Reimbursement Per Year 
• Quarterly Education Bonus Program

Responsibilities

The Wound Care Nurse is responsible for the facilies infection prevention and control program (IPCP), and wound prevention program,which is designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development of woundsand transmission of communicable diseases and infections.

• Creating a system for preventing, identifying, reporting, investigating, and controlling infections, skin breakdown, andcommunicable diseases for all residents, staff, volunteers, visitors, and other individuals providing;services under a contractual arrangement based upon the facility assessment... and following acceptednational standards;
• Following standard and transmission-based precautions to be followed to prevent spread of infections such as when and how isolation should be used for a resident. The type and duration of the isolation, depending upon the infectious agent or organism involved, and a requirement that the isolation should be the least restrictive possible for the resident under the circumstances.
• Creating a system for recording incidents identified under the facility’s IPCP and the corrective actions taken by the facility;

• Partnering with facility leaders, physicians, and local, state, and national agencies on activities related to infection prevention

• Conduct outbreak investigations and report possible incidents to local, state or national agencies as required; 

• Reviewing new residents and completing initial skins assessments, and assessing treatment plans; 
• Participating in a clinical review during morning meeting to identify changes in condition such as mobility, continence, decreases in appetite, weight loss, acute illness, etc. Implementing a new Braden scale with new preventions interventions with a change in condition;
• Obtaining weekly wound measurements and documenting assessment findings including date, location, stage, length, width and depth of the wound, color of the wound, surrounding tissue, drainage and wound healing progress for pressure ulcers and all other ulcers/wounds;
• Making daily rounds to observe and monitor that prevention interventions are implemented;
• Monitoring for good infection control techniques during dressing changes and doing rounds with other nurses to observe; 

Infection Preventionist Primary Responsibilities

• The Infection Preventionist (IP) reports to the Director of Clinical Services and partners with the MedicalDirector, Medical Staff responsible for Antimicrobial Stewardship, and other stakeholders to develop a systemof care that promotes sound and scientific infection prevention principles and practices.
• The Infection Preventionist is responsible for the facility infection prevention and control program (IPCP),which is designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent the developmentand transmission of communicable diseases and infections.

Infection Preventionist Essential Functions

The essential functions listed below (from the State Operations Manual, Appendix PP) are typical examples ofwork performed by positions in this job classification. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as acomprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Employees may also perform other duties asassigned.

• Oversight of the IPCP, which includes, at a minimum, the following elements:
• A system for preventing, identifying, reporting, investigating, and controlling infections andcommunicable diseases for all residents, staff, volunteers, visitors, and other individuals providingservices under a contractual arrangement based upon the facility assessment... and following acceptednational standards;
• Written standards, policies, and procedures for the program, which must include, but are not limited to:
  •      A system of surveillance designed to identify possible communicable diseases or infections before     they can spread to other persons in the facility
  • When and to whom possible incidents of communicable disease or infections should be reported;
  • Standard and transmission-based precautions to be followed to prevent spread of infections;
  • When and how isolation should be used for a resident; including but not limited to:
    • The type and duration of the isolation, depending upon the infectious agent or organism     involved, and a requirement that the isolation should be the least restrictive possible for the resident under the     circumstances.
    • The circumstances under which the facility must prohibit employees with a communicable disease orinfected skin lesions from direct contact with residents or their food, if direct contact will transmitthe disease; and
    • The hand hygiene procedures to be followed by staff involved in direct resident contact.
  • A system for recording incidents identified under the facility’s IPCP and the corrective actions     taken by the facility
  • Personnel must handle, store, process, and transport linens so as to prevent the spread of     infectioon

Qualifications

Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and possess a valid RN or LPN license in good standing according to State and Federal requirements.
• Have a thorough understanding of the principles of safe effective nursing practices within the State of Florida.
• Basic Computer knowledge and skills.
• A passion for caring for people.
• Personal integrity and the ability to deal tactfully with residents, family members, visitors, government agencies and other personnel. 
• The ability to be discrete and protect the integrity of confidential information and stay within Compliance and HIPAA.
• Knowledge on the use of personal computers, Word and Excel, and working with office machines such as fax and copying machines.